scrape
To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
Example
“She scraped the wooden plate with her fingernails.”
Other meanings
To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
“She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.”
Synonyms
- skin
Related words
- bescrape
- bow and scrape
- outscrape
- scrape by
- scrape off
- scrape down
- scrape past
- scrape through
- scraper
- rake and scrape
- scrape acquaintance
- scrape along
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "scrapian" (to scrape, scratch).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “scrape” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.